BELIEVE IT OR NOT, POLICE SAY A GULFPORT MAN STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN WITH HIS VEHICLE AND DROVE AWAY WITHOUT CALLING FOR HELP… AND HE IS NOW HELD ON A $250,000 BOND.
A Gulfport man has been arrested after police say he struck a man with his vehicle and left the scene without calling for help.
Long Beach police said the crash occurred Sunday.
The collision took place on 1st Street.
According to police, Eric C. Smith struck Jimmy Alexander Mero with his vehicle.
Then Smith allegedly drove away from the scene.
Authorities said he left without calling for help.
Police said Smith did not contact emergency services.
And he did not otherwise report the collision.
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Mero was later transported to Gulfport Memorial Hospital.
But he died from his injuries.
Long Beach police arrested Smith on Tuesday.
Officers booked him into the Harrison County Adult Detention Center.
Smith, 46, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing a fatality.
His bond was set at $250,000.
The bail amount remains in place pending further court action.
Smith is charged.
He is not convicted.
The charges are allegations and have not been proven in court.
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